Defn: A ketone of valeric acid obtained as an oily liquid.
Active valeric acid, a metameric variety which turns the plane of polarization to the right, although formed by the oxidation of a levorotatory amyl alcohol.
Any similar oxide of hydrocarbon radicals; as, amyl ether; valeric ether.
Defn: The hypothetical radical C5H9O, regarded as the essential nucleus of certain valeric acid derivatives.
Defn: A base, C10H19N, produced by heating valeric aldehyde with ammonia.
Defn: A salt of valeric acid with glycerin, occurring in butter, dolphin oil.
Defn: Performance to, or obtained from, valerian root; specifically, designating an acid which is usually called valeric acid.
Defn: Pertaining to, or desingating, an acid (called also valeric acid) derived from pentane.
If allowed to stand in a test tube, the odor of valeric aldehyde will first be noticed, then that of amyl valerate, and lastly that of valeric acid.
Marquardt,[8] like Betelli, extracts the fusel oil from alcohol by means of chloroform, and by oxidation converts it into valeric acid.
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